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for several kinds of hard, beak-like structures projecting out from the head or mouth of an animal. Despite some visual similarity, many of these are
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in front of the eyes. It is generally a rigid structure, but can be connected by a hinged joint, as seen in
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Wueringer, Barbara E.; Squire, Lyle; Kajiura, Stephen M.; Hart, Nathan S.; Collin, Shaun P. (2012).
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in front of the fish. In the case of hammerheads the rostrum (hammer) extends both ventrally and
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have rostrums (saws) which are both electro-sensitive and used for slashing. The rostrums extend
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Elbroch, Mark "Animal Skulls: A Guide to North American Species", Stackpole Books 2006, p9
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possesses a large rostrum (tusk) which evolved from a protruding canine tooth.
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Pennak's freshwater invertebrates of the United States: Porifera to Crustacea
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have an electro-sensitive rostrum (saw) which is also used to slash at prey
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which signal the presence of prey by detecting weak electrical fields.
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William F. Perrin; Bernd Würsig; J.G.M. Thewissen (26 February 2009).
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have permanently protruding rostrums which evolved from their
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Todd A. Haney, Joel W. Martin & Eric W. Vetter (2007).
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of the human brain has a nerve tract known as the rostrum.
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The upper jawbones of some fish have evolved into rostrums
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George Gordh, Gordon Gordh & David Headrick (2003).
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Index


grey heron
Latin
rostrum
beak
anatomy
phylogenetically

crustaceans
carapace
Leptostraca
insects
mouthparts
Hemiptera
snow scorpionflies
weevils
Gastropod
proboscis
Cephalopod
beak-like mouthparts
Crustacean: the rostrum of the shrimp Macrobrachium rosenbergii is serrated along both edges.
Macrobrachium rosenbergii
serrated
Insect: assassin bug piercing its prey with its rostrum
assassin bug
Cephalopod: the two-part beak of a giant squid
giant squid
Proboscis of hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)
Agrius convolvuli

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